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Author: Jim Messmer

Washington, Illinois, USA

From The Foot Of Golgotha

Friday, April 18, 2003 Jim Messmer

I had never been part of a drama before, but when our pastor pleaded for more men to participate in the Easter play, I couldn't say no. After months of set building, rehearsal, and preparing all the special effects necessary … Read more

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Your Daily Kick In The Pants (3)

Friday, August 23, 2002 Jim Messmer

Being sick at heart isn't always a bad thing, not when it is a righteous sickness, created by all the unrighteousness which bombards both man and God from day to day. The word of God doesn't mess around, does it? … Read more

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Your Daily Kick In The Pants (2)

Thursday, August 22, 2002 Jim Messmer

Whenever I read this account, I immediately think in my heart, "there but for the grace of God go I"! Isn't it true that even though we have been washed in Christ's blood, and tasted of God's Holy Spirit, we … Read more

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Your Daily Kick In The Pants (1)

Wednesday, August 21, 2002 Jim Messmer

I must reluctantly wonder whether the average person checking in on a daily devotional seeks praise instead of reproof, and a pat on the back instead of a kick in the pants. However, I'm finding that I'm continually judging myself, … Read more

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The Best Investment You'll Ever Make

Tuesday, August 13, 2002 Jim Messmer

In the world of investing, a contrarion is someone who invests in what is currently out of favour. When a valuable commodity or an industry becomes unpopular, contrarion investors buy, and then wait patiently for their investment to pay off, … Read more

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True Or False?

Wednesday, July 3, 2002 Jim Messmer

There have been times in my life when God has "long been silent", not because He had nothing to say to me, but because I was not in the mood to listen. My Bible, while sitting on the bookshelf, had … Read more

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Why Believe?

Saturday, May 11, 2002 Jim Messmer

In reading further through the book of Second Chronicles, one sees how this promise was fulfilled repeatedly throughout the long succession of Judah's kings. God blessed those who sought his face, but abandoned those who fell to the worship of … Read more

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Free Indeed

Monday, April 1, 2002 Jim Messmer

The cold rain had been falling all morning. Not a fit day outside for man or beast, I thought to myself, quite content to have no reason at all to venture out, away from dry house and hot cup of … Read more

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It's Not About Me!

Sunday, March 17, 2002 Jim Messmer

Everyone knows at least one "Me" person. "Me" people say, do, and feel mostly about themselves, not about others, nor about God. Christianity transforms "Me" people into "Thee" people, through the miraculous spirit of love found uniquely in Christ. As … Read more

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If Only

Monday, March 11, 2002 Jim Messmer

"If only I were beautiful, then I would be loved," the young woman said to her mother. "If only my wife still looked like that, life would be sweet," the man remarked to his co-worker. What a sad commentary it … Read more

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Psalm 51:12 – Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. (NIV)5

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Matthew 5:3a – God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him… (NLT)

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